The Laws and Customs of the Tamils of Jaffna

H. W. Tambiah · Women's Education and Research Centre, Colombo (2001 reprint of 1951 edition)

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Tier-A legal-historical reference on Thesawalamai. Anchors the 1707 codification reading in Dossier 14 and the Budha / speech ring. Note: H. W. Tambiah (lawyer) is a different scholar from S. J. Tambiah (anthropologist).

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